The New School: The Greatest Silence: Documentary Screenings on Gender-Based Violence

Program: Public Programs

Description:
Saturday, April 12, 5:30pm-8:00pm Tishman Auditorium, Alvin Johnson/J. M. Kaplan Hall, 66 West 12th Street

Admission: Free; no tickets or reservations required; seating is first-come first-served

The United Nations Department of Public Information, HBO, and The New School present documentaries addressing the global issue of gender-based violence.  Screenings begin with shorts produced by UNTV followed by the featured film, The Greatest Silence: Rape in the Congo. The latest work by Emmy Award winner Lisa F. Jackson is a shocking expose of a decade-old epidemic of kidnapping, rape and torture of women and girls in the civil war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo.  A Q&A session with the filmmaker and representatives from the United Nations and The New School's Graduate Program in International Affairs concludes the evening. The film's educational distributor is Women Make Movies.

The New School Public Programs
66 West 12th St
212 229 5353
specialprograms@newschool.edu